Winston Peters “Puts his hand to the plow”: the Bible in New Zealand political discourse
This article examines the charismatic New Zealand politician Winston Peters’ sparse use of the Bible as a case study in the propagation of the “Cultural” and “Liberal” Bibles across the relatively irreligious landscape of New Zealand’s political landscape. It considers why politicians continue to em...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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De Gruyter
2016
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| In: |
Journal of the bible and its reception
Year: 2016, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 135-153 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
New Zealand
/ Bible
/ Bible. Lukasevangelium 9,62
/ Politics
/ Capitalism
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| RelBib Classification: | HA Bible KBS Australia; Oceania ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
New Zealand
B Bible and politics B cultural Bible B Luke 9:62 B Winston Peters B Capitalism |
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| Summary: | This article examines the charismatic New Zealand politician Winston Peters’ sparse use of the Bible as a case study in the propagation of the “Cultural” and “Liberal” Bibles across the relatively irreligious landscape of New Zealand’s political landscape. It considers why politicians continue to employ biblical rhetoric despite increasing indifference towards Christianity and the Bible, by situating such moves within the context of global capitalism. It also identifies some peculiarities of the political use of the Bible unique to the New Zealand situation and explores how these have aided the construction of distinctive political identities. |
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| ISSN: | 2329-4434 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of the bible and its reception
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/jbr-2016-1010 |